Recently uncovered love letter reveals director's 'schoolboy crush' on Maureen O'Hara

It was written by Irish American director John Ford ahead of the filming of the Quiet Man in Ireland.

Recently uncovered love letter reveals director's 'schoolboy crush' on Maureen O'Hara

On what would have been Maureen O'Hara's 99th birthday, a recently discovered love letter to the star has been revealed.

O'Hara's grandson, Conor Fitzsimons, found the letter in an old book while he and his family were moving house.

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